Hearing this, Shen Yuqing shook his head, hurriedly put Xiao Huaijin's matter aside, looked at Hua Zhen, and had a trace of worry on his face: "It's not my aunt, it was my grandmother who asked me to come, my grandmother said that tomorrow is the day of my mother's funeral, saying that my mother is my cousin's aunt after all, and there will be many people coming to mourn tomorrow, and my cousin is better to kneel in front of the spirit for the sake of the Shen family's face." ”

Hua Zhen nodded when she heard this: "This is as it should be, if you go back to your grandmother, you will definitely go to the mourning hall on time tomorrow." ”

Shen Yuqing was very eager to say when he heard this.

Hua Zhen didn't speak, just waited for her.

After hesitating for a while, Shen Yuqing spoke: "Cousin, don't go tomorrow, I have been listening to the second sister and the eldest brother talking about it for the past two days, I don't know what they are discussing, I'm afraid it's not a good thing." And when you weren't there, Chen Lin from the Marquis of Changping Mansion also came, and followed the second sister in the room for a long time, and when he left, I looked at the smile on the second sister's face, I was afraid that they had something to do and wanted to deal with the cousin. My grandmother even asked me to tell my cousin to go, but I was afraid that it had already been designed, so I waited for my cousin to get in. My cousin didn't go, saving their calculations. ”

Hua Zhen looked at Shen Yuqing when she heard this, but laughed: "I can't go for this reason, now it is rumored that my aunt was poisoned, and I forced Mrs. Chen to death, if my aunt is mourned, I don't go, but they will say that I am a thief and something, and then I will be talked about." I'm afraid it's more troublesome, so I might as well go and see what they think. ”

Hearing this, Shen Yuqing was not at ease and persuaded two more sentences, but Hua Zhen changed the topic, so he had to give up.

After sitting in Zhixiangyuan for a while, looking at the sky outside, thinking that if he didn't return to the mourning hall again, he was afraid that he would be beaten by Shen Yuyao, so he took Fluttershy and quit Hua Zhen.

Waiting for Shen Yuqing to leave, Mama Cao came out of the inner room, her face was very solemn: "County Lord, what the fifth lady said, the county lord has to be guarded against, the people of the Shen family are okay, the slave is afraid of the people of the Changping Hou Mansion, if the Changping Hou Mansion is stiff, how can it be good to hurt the county lord at that time." This person from the Marquis of Changping has always been accustomed to being in Beijing. ”

Hearing this, Hua Zhen looked at Mama Cao, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly: "Mama thinks that if we don't go, we will be able to escape?" The county lord of Qinghe didn't even show up for the funeral of his aunt and uncle, and now there are rumors outside, and I'm afraid that I will have to add a word of unfilial piety when the time comes. ”

"But..."Mama Cao knew what Hua Zhen said, so she kept her face sad, and she was even more worried in her heart.

"Okay, don't worry, Mama, the soldiers are coming, the water is coming, there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

Mama Cao didn't say anything, waiting for Hua Zhen to wash up early on the second day, and was about to go to the mourning hall.

Jiang Fu walked in with a happy face, and looked at Hua Zhen and hurriedly lowered her voice and glanced at Mama Cao.

Mama Cao immediately understood, turned around and went to the side to get a cloak for Hua Zhen.

Jiang Fu said softly: "County Lord, there is news from the old department of Tiance, the news that I just came back, and the several lieutenants who were with General Hua Yan heard that the county lord is now in Beijing, so they all rushed to Beijing to see the county lord." ”

Hearing the news of Tiance's old department, Hua Zhen couldn't help but have joy in her eyes.

If she wants to deal with the Shen family and the Dayan royal family, she can't do without these days.

So after arriving in Beijing, she asked the people of Xingchen Pavilion to go out to look for it, and now that there is news, how not to make her happy.

Immediately looked at Jiang Fu: "Tell Shopkeeper Ge to take care of these people, as well as their secret return to Beijing, don't let others know, and when I get to the capital, I will go to see them in person." ”

"Yes. Jiang Fu nodded in response, and then looked at Hua Zhen: "The county lord has one more thing, last night a maid watched Master Shen sneakily go to the courtyard of the second young lady, not from the main gate, but from the rockery next to him, as if to avoid people's eyes and ears." After staying in it for more than an hour, she left in a hurry, and after the eldest young master left, it didn't take long for Miss Shen Er to go to the kitchen to ask for hot water, as if she wanted to take a bath. ”

Listening to Jiang Fu's words, Hua Zhen raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Jiang Fu: "Who saw it?"

"The maid in the yard of the sixth aunt. ”

"Sixth Aunt?"

"Well, as soon as the slave maid got up in the morning, she looked at the smoke next to the sixth aunt and came over to say. These days, the sixth aunt has placed a lot of eyeliner in the mansion, and with the people she operated in the mansion in the past, it is easy to keep an eye on Miss Shen Er. It's just that what the slave maid can't understand is that the eldest son and the second lady of the Shen family are brother and sister, if there is really any indecent relationship between them, why did the sixth aunt tell the county lord?"

Jiang Fu frowned as she spoke, not only Jiang Fu, but also Hua Zhen was also puzzled in her heart.

The sixth aunt told her that there was an explanation, that is, the sixth aunt knew that Shen Yuyao hated her, and this was to give herself a chance to get rid of Shen Yuyao.

The past is explained like this, but Hua Zhen feels that things should not be so simple in her heart, but she can't figure it out for a while.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Jiang Fu couldn't help but remind softly.

Hua Zhen nodded at this time and asked Jiang Fu to go to the inner room to call Mama Cao.

Waiting for them to arrive at the mourning hall, the mourning hall was already full of kneeling people, all wearing mourning clothes and looking haggard.

After all, it was the mother of the Shen family, Mrs. Jin Guo, and the people of the Shen family wanted to kneel here, and even Shen Yuxin, who had a miscarriage, was kneeling in the mourning hall with a pale face at the moment, washing his face with tears.

The entire mourning hall was full of crying, but except for Shen Yuxin and Shen Yuyao, the crying next to them seemed not so sincere.

Because of his identity and the fact that he was a son-in-law, King Qi would not kneel here all the time, so he just left Shen Yuxin after worshipping and went to the side hall next to him.

Because there were many people from the Shen family who came to mourn, Shen Chongmao and Shen Songqiao had to greet them in the front hall.

Above this mourning hall, there are only a few young ladies of the Shen family.

Seeing Hua Zhen coming in, even Shen Yuxin raised his head and looked at Hua Zhen with red and swollen eyes.

I saw that Hua Zhen's head was wrapped in white gauze, and I didn't know if it was because she was sleeping at night and touched the wound, or what, the wound was oozing blood and staining the gauze red.

At a glance, people feel how terrible the wound under the gauze must be to shed so much blood.

The descendants of the Shen family knew what the situation was, and when they looked at Hua Zhen at the moment, they were a little distressed, and they only felt that this Qinghe County Lord was really a little unlucky.

It's just that everyone only dares to think about it in their hearts, and no one dares to say anything about it.

Seeing Hua Zhen kneeling on the futon that had been placed aside, Shen Yuxin's pale face could no longer hold the hypocritical smile of the past.

With a cold face: "Are you very proud in your heart now." ”

Why did my cousin say that, Zhen'er was puzzled. Hua Zhen knelt on the ground and didn't move, just looked at the coffin resting in front of her, with a very respectful look on her face.

"You know what I'm talking about. Shen Yuxin's voice became colder and colder, as if he was gritting his teeth.

"I think my cousin is afraid that there is some misunderstanding, today is the day of the funeral of the eldest aunt, and there are still a lot of things outside to mourn, Zhen'er doesn't want the eldest aunt to be safe and stable when she leaves. As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and added some paper money.

Shen Yuxin looked at Hua Zhen's face, and couldn't help but start to doubt in his heart.

Although they don't say that they grew up together since childhood, they all live in Beijing, and she knows what Hua Zhen's temperament is.

Even when she returned to Luzhou, she still knew from Hua Yue that she was still that kind and soft.

Why is it that returning to Beijing this time is like a different person.

Whether it is the mental means, even the eyes that look at people, they are no longer the same as before, except that the appearance seems to be a different person from the inside out.

Noticing Shen Yuxin's gaze, Hua Zhen turned her face sideways: "Cousin, isn't there anything else?"

Shen Yuxin still had tears on his face, and he was stunned when Hua Zhen asked him this at this moment: "No." ”

"If not, my cousin should kneel, if outsiders see it, my cousin's reputation for filial piety will be ruined. ”

Shen Yuxin, who said one sentence suddenly, changed his face.

Just about to reply, he heard the little maid outside running in, looked at the second lady kneeling on the ground, and immediately said, "Second lady, the second young master and the third young master are back." ”

Suddenly, everyone in the room couldn't help but turn their heads.

I saw two extremely handsome men walking in.

Looking at the age of only about twenty, one of the men who looked more weak looked like Shen Chongmao, it was Shen Baizhou, the third son of the Shen family.

The other is Shen Hanzhang, the only son of Shen Chongwen in the second room.

As soon as the two entered the door, they first saluted the second lady, and then stepped forward and knelt respectfully on the futon.

Shen Yuxin and Shen Yuyao looked at the Shen Baizhou brothers, and couldn't help but be stunned, it seems that they didn't expect that Shen Baizhou and Shen Hanzhang would come back at this time.

There was a slight astonishment on his face.

Seeing this, Shen Baizhou and Shen Hanzhang acted as if they hadn't seen it, their eyes just fell on Hua Zhen's body and nodded slightly.

The second lady looked at Shen Hanzhang, her eyes were full of joy, but it was not good to show it in this mourning hall, so she could only endure it.

Secretly instructed the maid to hurry back and clean up the Lingyun Pavilion where Shen Hanzhang lived.

The maid left in response, and Shen Hanzhang looked at the second lady and said softly: "Mother, I came from my grandmother's side just now, and my grandmother seemed to be feeling a little unwell, so my mother quickly sent someone to invite the doctor to come in and take a look." There are also a lot of guests from outside, and now that the eldest aunt is not here, the mother should also help some, and she can't let Aunt Qin be busy all the time, if people see it, what kind of system will it become. ”

The second lady reacted instantly when she heard this, and hurriedly responded: "Look at me, my sister-in-law is sad and confused when she leaves, she has been sad here, and she has forgotten such an important thing, so my mother will go immediately, you are here to accompany your eldest sister and them." ”

After speaking, he turned around and left quickly with the maid.

Hua Zhen watched the second lady leave, her eyes fell on Shen Hanzhang, and her eyes couldn't help but shrink slightly.

Since the accident of the eldest lady, the second lady has taken all the feeds in the family in their hands.

It's just that the second lady Xu is shallow eyelids, and her eyes can only see the oil and money in the family, so she just held the account book in the house, and the others didn't ask again.

So much so that the things next to the Jin State Mansion were all held by the sixth aunt.

Hua Zhen saw it in her eyes, she still thought of such a second lady, no matter who Shen Chongmao remarried in the future, I was afraid that she would not be able to please her in the end.

didn't expect that as soon as Shen Hanzhang came back, he actually asked her to understand.

Thinking in his heart, he couldn't help but glance at Shen Hanzhang more.

As if noticing Hua Zhen's expression, Shen Hanzhang turned his head to look at Hua Zhen, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: "Cousin Zhen'er." ”

Hua Zhen nodded when she heard this, did not speak, and her eyes fell on Shen Baizhou, who knelt down respectfully as soon as she entered the door, and did not say anything from beginning to end.